The definition of " peace churches " is sometimes expanded to include Christadelphians ( from 1863 ) and Molokans ( Russian Orthodox " milk-drinkers "), though these did not participate in the conference of the " historic peace churches " in Kansas in 1935.

In other Christian beliefs ( e. g. the beliefs of the Christadelphians ) the word " satan " in the Bible is not regarded as referring to a supernatural, personal being but to any " adversary " and figuratively refers to human sin and temptation.

Varying degrees of exemption from military service were granted to Christadelphians in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

One consequence of objection to military service was the adoption of the name Christadelphians to distinguish this small community of believers and to be granted exemption from military service in the American Civil War.

" When the First World War was imminent Christadelphians in the British Empire took the same stance, though frequently faced military tribunals.

Christadelphians believe that people are separated from God because of their sins, but can be reconciled to him by becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Benjamin Wilson, founder of the Abrahamic Faith, and John Thomas, founder of the Christadelphians, were both British emigrants who had been associated with the Campbellite movement in Illinois, but were among those who separated because of the objection to the doctrines of the immortality of the soul and the Trinity.

Although no official membership figures are published, the Columbia Encyclopedia gives an estimated figure of 50, 000 Christadelphians, who are spread across approximately 120 countries ; there are established churches ( or ecclesias, as they are often called ) in many of those countries, along with isolated members.

Through the teaching of John Thomas and the need in the American civil war for a name, the Christadelphians emerged as a denomination, but they were formed into a lasting structure through a passionate follower of his interpretation of the Bible, Robert Roberts.

Christadelphians state that their beliefs are based wholly on the Bible, and they do not see other works as inspired by God.

Based on this, Christadelphians teach what they believe to be true Bible teaching.

Christadelphians believe the doctrines they reject were introduced into Christendom after the first century in large part through exposure to pagan Greek philosophy, and cannot be substantiated from the Biblical texts.

* Harry Tennant, The Christadelphians: What they believe and preach ( Birmingham, England: The Christadelphian, 1986 ISBN 0-85189-119-5 ).

These CGAF churches are theologically much closer to the Christadelphians than they are to the Church of God General Conference ( CoGGC ), and have made moves in recent years to strengthen their ties.

Whilst the word church is used to refer to a Christian place of worship by some Christian denominations including Anglicans and Roman Catholics, other Christian denominations, including the Religious Society of Friends, Mennonites, Christadelphians, and some unitarians, object to the use of the word church to refer to a building, as they argue that this word should be reserved for the body of believers who worship there.

This is especially true amongst young Christadelphians, although they never use the specific term catechumenate.

* Christadelphians, Church of God General Conference and other " Biblical Unitarians " are typically Socinian in their Christology, not Arian.

Despite success in reuniting large sections of the wider Christadelphian community and periodic efforts at reuniting smaller offshoots, there are still a number of groups who remain separate from other bodies of Christadelphians.

This functional definition still holds true in North America, where two other sizeable groups, Unamended Christadelphians and the CGAF, are not received by most North American Amended ecclesias.

Some Christadelphian groups which are separated to a greater or lesser degree from the main body of Christadelphians use statements of faith which differ in some regard from the BASF and from each other.

Due to the way the Christadelphian body is organised there is no central authority to establish and maintain a standardised set of beliefs and it depends what statement of faith is adhered to and how liberal the ecclesia is, but there are core doctrines most Christadelphians would accept.

Christadelphians believe that sexual relationships are limited to heterosexual marriage, ideally between baptised believers.

According to Christadelphians, these terms are used in reference to specific political systems or individuals in opposition or conflict.

Christadelphians are organised into local congregations, that commonly call themselves ecclesias, which is taken from usage in the New Testament and is Greek for gathering of those summoned.

Christadelphians understand the Bible to teach that male and female believers are equal in God's sight, and also that there is a distinction between the roles of male and female members.

Christadelphians are a non-liturgical denomination.

* Fred Pearce, Who are the Christadelphians?

" Jehovah's Witnesses, Christadelphians, and others have taught that the dead are unconscious ( or even nonexistent ), awaiting their destiny on Judgment Day.

This is particularly true of Christian denominations such as the Christadelphians, although there are differing opinions on this among their members.

Modern Socinians ( in Christological terms ) include the small number of " Biblical Unitarian " churches such as Christadelphians and the Church of the Blessed Hope, though these churches are not direct descendants of the Polish Brethren.

The Christadelphians are one of only a small number of churches whose identity as a denomination is directly linked to the issue of Christian pacifism.

Although the grouping which later took the name " Christadelphian " had largely separated from the Campbellite movement in Scotland and America after 1848, it was conscription in the American Civil War which caused their local church in Ogle County, Illinois to register as conscientious objectors in 1863 under the name " Christadelphians.

Other groups originating in this time period include the Christadelphians and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement with over 14 million members.

Several churches, such as the Anabaptists and Socinians of the Reformation, then Seventh-day Adventist Church, Christadelphians, Jehovah's Witnesses, and theologians of different traditions reject the idea of the immortality of a non-physical soul as a vestige of Neoplatonism, and other pagan traditions.

Some groups, Christadelphians in particular, consider that it is not a universal resurrection, and that at this time of resurrection that the Last Judgment will take place.

This view is also held in a modified form by groups such as the Latter Day Saints, Christadelphians and Adventist splinter groups such as the Branch Davidians.

The Christadelphians ( a word created from the Greek for " Brethren in Christ "; cf.

Christadelphians hold a view of Biblical Unitarianism.

The majority of Christadelphians believe that the judgment will include anyone who had sufficient knowledge of the gospel message, and is not limited to baptized believers.

The majority of the North American Bereans re-joined the main body of Christadelphians in 1952 ; though a small number continue as a separate community to the present day.

During the Second World War the Christadelphians in Britain assisted in the Kindertransport, helping to relocate several hundred Jewish children away from Nazi persecution and founding a hostel Elpis Lodge.

This re-united group, which now included the large majority of Christadelphians, became known as the Central fellowship named after the Birmingham Central ecclesia.

However, Dawn Christadelphians and the former Lightstand Fellowship in Australia united in November 2007.

The period following the reunions was accompanied by expansion in the developing world, which now accounts for around 40 % of Christadelphians.

Since the reunions in the UK and Australia in 1957, two generations of Christadelphians have grown up with little awareness of the existence of the minority " fellowships ", or awareness that the main group is called " Central " by the minority groups.

There remains a large number of Unamended Christadelphians, particularly in the US and Canada.

Smaller fellowships include the Berean Christadelphians, the Dawn Christadelphians, the Old Paths Christadelphians, and the Pioneer Maranatha Christadelphians.

The number of adherents to the various smaller groups of Christadelphians varies from approximately 1, 850 members ( the Unamended Christadelphians as of 2006 ) to groups made up of little more than one or two immediate families.